Food Tells a Story in Dystopian TV Thrillers Like ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ | Eater
"Set in a narrow neutral zone between two occupying powers, this diner’s menu evokes a lingering Depression-era austerity: familiar items like hot dogs remain available but are produced and presented differently under the alternate global order, underscoring a reversed cultural dominance and the show's theme of everyday life shaped by geopolitical victors." - Whitney Friedlander
